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Background: Breast cancer mortality ranks third in EU countries. In Croatia, in 2020 the incidence was 120.3/100, 000, and the mortality was 32.8/100, 000. A woman can do self-examination method and notice changes in the size of the breast, the appearance of the nipple and the skin. Aim: to examine women's attitudes and knowledge about breast self-examination. Respondents and methods: an anonymous survey was used. The analysis was made with MedCalc® Statistical Software version 20.009 and IBM SPSS ver. 23. The results: 361 respondents participated. Regarding to knowledge, significantly less correct answers were given by respondents from the countryside (Kruskal Wallis Test, P=0.005), with completed elementary school (Kruskal Wallis Test, P=0.006), students (Kruskal Wallis Test, P |
